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The skin care routine of the beautyheaven team

12 Mar 2018 5:00 AM |
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bh's Kristy Bradley

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The job of a beauty editor is to trial beauty products and write about them (only the best gig in the world!). To do this, er, super tough job, beauty editors are given exclusive access to all the latest products to hit shelf from drugstore to luxe and even cult buys. So who better to ask for a recommendation than from someone who gets to try loads and loads of beauty products. So on your behalf, I quizzed the content team on their skin care routine and they gladly handed over the juicy details. Here's everything you need to know about their AM and PM regimes plus all the extra weekly treatments and products they get and use.

Sophie, makeup, hands & feet editor

Skin type: Dehydrated and acne-prone

Skin concerns: “Currently, my focus is on hydration and avoiding ingredients that will clog my pores. This can be really challenging as there are so many great hydrating products that I'd love to try, but can't as they will cause me to breakout.”

Weekly products and treatments: “I use an under eye mask at least once a week to help with any under eye puffiness and keep it in the fridge so they're extra cooling. If I'm really tired (aka hungover) I swap my jade roller for an ice roller as I find that it wakes up my complexion and has firming benefits. Once or twice a week, I use my trusty facial razor and it makes my skin SO soft and smooth, not to mention my makeup sits much better. It's honestly the best form of exfoliation - such a game changer.”

Weekly products and treatments: “I love sheet masks! I tend to use a couple every fortnight just because the following day I feel like my face looks more glowing and hydrated. I normally exfoliate my face once a week, with an exfoliating mask like the LUSH Just To Clarify Jelly Mask. I then follow this with the Trilogy Sensitive Very Gentle Hydra-Mask to add hydration back in.”

Kate, hair, body & health editor

Skin type: Oily/combination

Skin care concerns: “I'm prone to breakouts and I'm very fair, so I have to be careful about pigmentation.”

Morning skin care routine: “I like to keep it simple in the morning and at the moment I'm obsessed with Glossier so you'll find lots of their products in my AM routine. I start by cleansing after my morning workout with the Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser, which has the loveliest rose scent and gentle feel on the skin. I follow with the Glossier Super Pure serum to combat any lingering breakouts, then I smooth on a layer of Glossier Priming Moisturiser, which is BOMB under makeup. I ALWAYS apply sunscreen over the top to protect my fair, pigmentation-prone skin from the sun – the Mecca Cosmetica To Save Face SPF50 is my absolutely Holy Grail sunscreen and I won't leave home without it.”

Night-time skin care routine: “Nighttime is where I start to get a little lazy, but I've designed my PM skincare routine around my penchant for saying 'stuff it' and only using a makeup wipe. I currently have two evening skincare routines that I alternate between at night – one that is exfoliant-based and one that is retinol-based. To kick off both routines I remove my makeup with BY TERRY Cellularose Micellar Water Cleanser and follow with the Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser, which makes for one rose-scented cleansing routine. On my exfoliation nights (my lazy beauty nights!) I keep the rose-scented party going with the Alpha-H Liquid Gold Rose, which I apply to my whole face with a cotton pad and leave on overnight to let the glycolic acid do its thing. On my retinol nights I apply the Sunday Riley Luna Sleeping Night Oil after cleansing to help smooth my skin, minimise pigmentation and prevent any wrinkles from showing their pesky face. I then follow with a dedicated nighttime moisturiser that's nice and rich and will really hydrate my skin while I sleep – at the moment I'm using the Ren V-CENSE Revitalising Night Cream, which makes my skin feel softer and look brighter.”

Weekly products and treatments: “I try to do a weekly face mask every Sunday to get my skin ready for another week of filming videos, attending meetings and going to beauty launches. I like to switch it up (there are just so many good ones to try!), but I tend to gravitate towards clay masks that unclog my pores and make my skin soft. My current favourites are the Origins Clear Improvement Active Charcoal Mask, Charlotte Tilbury Goddess Skin Clay Mask and GLAMGLOW Supermud Clearing Treatment.”

Kristy, skin care & mum & baby editor

Skin type: Combination

Morning skin care routine: “If I woken up with a breakout, I’ll use D’Lumiere Esthetique Deep Purifying Cleanser to remove excess oil and spot treat them with a drying product like Benzac AC Gel. But if my skin is looking healthy, I’ll use Cosmedix Benefit Clean Gentle Cleanser, it’s gentle and never irritates my skin. I suffer from dark under eye circles so I use Biologi Rejuvenation Eye Serum to reduce them. I tone my skin with ARCONA Cranberry Toner to keep my skin refreshed and super cleansed. I need my skin care to work smart, not hard, and since serums are fast acting, they’re my priority. I love Lancôme Advanced Génifique Youth Activating Concentrate. It works wonders on my sun spots. Sunscreen is the most important step in my routine, so I never leave the house without applying it. I use SunSense Moisturising Face SPF 50+ - it’s not greasy and doesn’t sting my eyes. If I’ve woken up with red skin, I’ll apply Dermalogica Calm Water Gel to soothe and prep my skin before I apply foundation, otherwise, I’ll moisturise with Clinique Moisture Surge 72-hour Auto-Replenishing Hydration - the more I hydrate my skin, the less wrinkly it looks.”

Nighttime skin care routine: “Since skin cell regeneration peaks between 11 pm and 4 am, I put as much effort as possible into my nighttime routine as time will permit. I take my makeup off with Aspect Gold Cleansing Micellar Water. Then I wash my face with Cosmedix Benefit Clean Gentle Cleanser and a drenched Manicare Makeup Remover Towel. Every second night, I apply Alpha-H Liquid Gold to help even out my skin tone. I apply Biologi Rejuvenation Eye Serum all around my eyes, then I massage Lancôme Advanced Génifique Youth Activating Concentrate into my face and down my neck. I was recently introduced to jade rolling so after I apply the serum, I massage my entire face and neck with an inexpensive jade roller I bought off Amazon. It helps to diminish the appearance of fine lines, assist lymphatic drainage, increase blood circulation and release negative energy. Depending on what mood my skin is in, I alternate between using RosehipPLUS® Rosehip Oil when my skin is super dehydrated and irritated. Otherwise, I use Dermalogica Sleep Cocoon (on counter March 16th) that not only helps with hydration but is infused with French Lavender oil to promote a deeper sleep.”

Weekly products and treatments: “I exfoliate my skin weekly with ARCONA Cranberry Gommage to keep my skin smooth and blackheads at bay but I also use Proactiv® Blackhead Dissolving Gel to help reduce their appearance. Masking is a crucial part of my weekly routine, if I don’t do it, my skin looks blah. I prefer to use a calming, hydrating type that makes my skin look dewy and rejuvenated. I’m currently using Lush Jelly Face Mask FOMO and Trilogy Very Gentle Hydra-Mask.”

Rosie, editor

Skin type: combination, sensitive and reactive

Skin concerns: “As my skin is so sensitive and reactive, certain products and ingredients - and even foods and weather! - can set it off into a red rage, so I have to be quite selective with what I use on my skin.”

Thank you heaps for sharing! Love reading about other people skincare routines as I am skincare junkie, always wanting to find out more, and how other people are combining things.

Atm, I use Hylamide subQ serum, then Hylamide VitC booster over it. Then Antipodes moisturizer to seal it all in. Night time JPlunket dark Spot erase and over it Collagen moisturizer from same brand. My skin is getting better with pigmentation

Thanks so much for sharing your routines, BH! I really love reading about other people's routines. I also find it interesting that one of you is using Glossier! How do you even source that here in Australia? And is it expensive? I wish they would ship to Australia already! I've long wanted to try the Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser.

I love reading about people's skin care regimes, but it always goes to show that every one of us are different and the type and variety of products we use is huge. I have a heavy use of hydrating and lipid building products, so lots of essences and ceramides :)

Mine would be similar to Sophie but not so much acne prone but the products she mentioned I'd use. My skin is more of the normal to dry side so I mostly use different oils which can clog pores (depending on who you ask but I don't have a problem with oils in my skincare routine).

My husband is going to the US next month and Glossier is on my list of things for him to bring back. I've been keeping it maybe a bit too simple lately. Cleanse (of course), sometimes I use toner, moisturise most nights, and use a face mask once a week. I'd like to do more, but I do what I can if and when my demanding infant allows me to.